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Cultural History of the Guo State
£ £ The area of the exhibition hall of the cultural history of the Guo
state is about 300 square metres. It introduces the history of the
Guo State from the words, Pictures, sand-tray, the wall pictures,
and so on and the capital , the area of the Guo State, and the excavated
situation of the cemetery of the Guo State.
£ £ The Guo State was a vassal state surmared Ji of the early Western
Zhou Dynasty. The first king of the Guo State was the younger brother
of the Emperor zhou WenDi and the uncle of the emperor Zhou WuDi .
Most kings of the Guo State were high officials of the Western Zhou
Dynasty. They helped the king of the Zhou Dynasty to conquer other
kingdoms and participate the decisions of the important affairs.They
play important roles to the rising and the developing of the Zhou
Dynasty. In 655B.C., it was wiped out by Jin Vassal State .The famous
literary quotations"Borrowing a road of Yu Vassal State to wipe
out the Guo State"and" If the lips are gone,the teeth will
be in danger" referred to this event.
£ £ The original feud of the guo State was in Baoj. later , it moved
to San Menxia . Its area was a bit larger than today's San Menxia
city. Its capital was in Li Jiayao village. The cemetery of the Guo
State was in today's Shang Cunling village. Here is a large public
cemetery from the period of the Western Zhou Dynasty to spring and
Autumn period with large scale, complete class and well protection.
The discovery and excavation opened the prelude of the mystery of
the ancient Guo State,3000 years ago. |